Music-cabinet.



. rPA'KIEJNTTED FEB. 24, 1903.-

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 1902.-.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OrrrcE.l

,CHRISTOPHER P. BARON, 'on HAY'MoND, INDIANA.

Mus|C-,CAB|NET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,532, dated February 24, 1903. i 'Application filed November 12, 1902. Serial llo. 131,019. (No model.) l

T0 all whom/t may concern.-

Beit known that I, CHRISTOBHER P. BARON, of Haymond, inA the county ofFranklin and Statevof Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Cabinets;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, 'and'exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. Y

The object of this invention is, primarily, to provide an improved music-cabinet which within a very small compass will hold a large quantity of music in suchr'nanner that any piece or pieces thereof maybe easily located and be removed or replaced without difficulty.`

'frame comprising upright posts 2, supporting a top 3 and shelves 4 5. To opposite sides of the frame are Vsecured bars 6, horizontally disposed and mounted at their ends in posts 2. These bars are preferably circularin crosssection and .are spaced apart to the extent of the width or thickness of one of the bars, the

bars of one series being arranged in the planes of the spaces intermediate the bars of th other series.

7 designates a continuous strip of fabric, preferably muslin, corresponding in width to the length of the bars and designed to be secured at one end'to the topmost bar of one of the series, as at 8. The fabric is stretched across the frame and from bar 8 to bar 9 and thence around the latter and back to bar 10, and so on, alternately from side to side to the bottom of the seriesof bars, Where it is secured to bar 12. For the purpose of tightening the fabric this latter bar is rotatably mounted and provided with an end head or projection, by which it may be turned, a suitable catch 13 serving to lock the bar. Thus the strip of fabric constitutes two series of shelves closed at one side, those of each selposts 2.

ries opening on the side of the frame at which the others are closed. 14 designates anindex. Thisfis shown as comprising a curved plate 15, partly surrounding and extending longitudinally of one of the This plate is formed with a series of flanges 16, 'adjacent and corresponding in number to the shelves, having coincident apertures, through which a vertical rod 17 is passed. 1S designates a series of clusters of index-slips pivoted by rod 17 and resting on such flan ges, the slips Vof each clustercontaining the names of the. musical compositions contained in the shelf adjacent-thereto.

From what has been said it will be seen that I have provided an extremely-simple cabinet which may be cheaplynmanufactured and While light and conveniently moved about is composed of but fewparts andnot liable to readily get out of order or become deranged. For dusting or other purposes the fabric may be removed and replaced by an unskilled person. The lower shelves 4 5 serve as a convenient support for large volumes.

I claim as my invention- 1. The herein-described music stand or cabinet comprising a frame, and 'a series of su-V perposed shelves, such shelves consisting of a continuous piece of fabric alternately secured to opposite sides of the frame and eX- tended alternately across the frame in parallelism, as set forth.

2. The herein-described music stand or cabinet comprising a frame, a series of bars secured to opposite sides of such frame, and a continuous strip of fabric alternately extended transversely of the frame and around the respective bars of each series, as set forth.

3. A cabinet comprising a frame, two series of .bars secured to opposite sides of such frame, the respective bars of one series being arranged in the planes of the spaces intermediate the bars of the other series, and a strip of fabric extended back and forth across said frame and around therespective bars of each of said series, as set forth.

4. A cabinet comprising a frame, a series of bars secured to opposite sides of such frame, .a series of superposed shelves consisting of a strip of fabric secured at one end to the top-v loo most bar of one series, thence passed transversely back and forth across said frame and around the bars of each of said series, and means for tightening said fabric.

5. A cabinet comprising a frame, a series of bars secured to opposite sides of such frame, a strip of fabric secured at one end to one of said series and stretched back and forth transversely of the frame and alternately around the respective bars of the two series, whereby a series of superposed shelves are formed, and an index secured to said frame, substantially as set forth.

6. In a cabinet comprising a frame having upright posts and a series of superposed shelves supported by said posts, a plate secured to and extending longitudinally of one of said posts, ian ges on said plate having apertures therein, a vertical rod extending through said apertures, and an index on said rod, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specieation in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHRIS. P. BARON. Vitnesses:

JOSEPH A. FLEISCHMANN, THEODORE S. MEsKER. 

